We are going to give them a battle, says Harmanpreet forward of T20 collection

Mumbai, Mar 21 (PTI) Hosts India could not have the expertise however they will not be missing in depth through the Twenty20 tri-series in opposition to England and Australia beginning right here tomorrow, mentioned girls’s T20 skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.

England and Australia have gamers, who compete within the Girls’s Huge Bash League and Harmanpreet describes the 2 sides nearly as good.

“Little doubt they (England and Australia gamers) have lot of expertise, as a result of they’ve performed T20 format. We all know we’re not as highly effective in our energy as in comparison with the overseas gamers. We’re engaged on it every day,” Harmanpreet mentioned.

“Proper now, for us as a group it’s a studying course of and getting ready for the World Cup and day-to-day we’re taking the challenges. We all know each the groups (Australia and England) are good in T20 and we are going to like to offer them a battle,” she added.

India had been whitewashed by Australia within the three-match ODI collection at Vadodara and Harmanpreet mentioned it was fielding that allow them down.

“Within the T20 format, there are lot of areas the place we have to enhance and a giant factor the place we’re missing is our fielding, as a result of in the event you see the ODI collection, (due to) fielding we now have given a number of runs,” Harmanpreet instructed reporters right here.

“Within the T20 format, it’s a quick format, we are going to give our 100 per cent and women are wanting assured and we are going to do higher.”

India had thrashed South Africa Three-1 within the 5 match T20 rubber held within the Rainbow nation and Harmanpreet mentioned the women had been constructive of their strategy and hoped that the group would do effectively.

“Once we performed T20 in South Africa, all people loved it as a result of we had been taking part in the format after 14-16 months. And that is the second collection and everyone seems to be constructive. I do know that we didn’t do effectively in ODIs, however regardless of that everybody’s strategy is sweet and we are going to do higher on this match,” she mentioned.

In the meantime, in a bid to advertise girls’s cricket, the BCCI has introduced that the entry for spectators is free for the matches to be held at Cricket Membership of India’s Brabourne Stadium